Custom Furniture · Santa Rosa, CA
One-of-a-kind furniture and serving pieces for Sonoma County homes. Each piece begins as a raw slab. The wood leads — then the right metal finishes the conversation.
Live edge · Copper joinery dowels · Claro walnut base
A single slab of Claro walnut, hand-selected for its live edge and dramatic grain figure. Where the slab had natural voids, black epoxy stabilizes and preserves rather than decorates. The base is hand-built Claro walnut with angled legs — copper dowels set into the joinery — chosen as much for the warmth they bring against dark Claro walnut as for the structure they provide. Every table is one-of-a-kind — this one is sold.
Hand-shaped serving pieces and cutting boards — functional objects made with the same obsessive detail as the furniture.
Serving Board
CNC-shaped from a single slab of Claro walnut. Sculpted handle with finger hole. Food-safe walnut oil finish. Each one unique grain pattern.
From $185
Kitchen · Wood
Kitchen · Wood & Steel
amp; SteelFigured oak with natural voids stabilized in teal epoxy. Brushed steel magnet buttons sit flush in the oak surface; the L-bracket base is mild steel heat-colored to a deep blue-purple that plays against the warm wood tone. Built to be used every day.
From $325
Cutting Board
Hard maple with purpleheart corner inlays and carved handles. Thick end-grain construction for durability. Rubber feet, food-safe finish.
From $145
The knife block shows how metal choices shape a piece. Heat-colored mild steel develops a deep blue-purple iridescence that pulls the warmth out of the oak grain. The brushed steel magnet buttons are a different finish entirely — cooler, more precise. The contrast between them is deliberate. Every SimHawk piece pairs wood with a specific metal chosen for what it does to that wood.
Wood
Figured oak
Stabilization
Epoxy where the wood needs it
Steel
Heat-colored mild steel — blue-purple finish
Magnets
Rare-earth, flush-set brushed steel — contrasts heat color
We talk through your space, your vision, and your timeline. I'll share slabs and materials from my current inventory, or source specifically for your project.
I model every custom piece in Shapr3D before touching wood. You see a 3D render and approve dimensions, proportions, and material combinations before I begin.
Hand-cut joinery, CNC-precision shaping, TIG-welded steel. Every metal element — bolt, bracket, hardware — is chosen for how it reads against that specific piece of wood. Where voids exist, epoxy stabilizes rather than decorates. Every component is made in my Santa Rosa shop — no outsourcing.
White-glove delivery and placement throughout Sonoma, Marin, and Napa counties. Your piece arrives ready to live in your home for generations.
SimHawk Wood & Steel is a one-person custom furniture studio based in Santa Rosa, California. Every piece — from a charcuterie board to a dining table — is designed, built, and finished by me in my shop.
My background is in mechanical fabrication: TIG welding, CNC machining, and precision metalwork. When I started working with wood, I brought that same exactness to the craft. The result is furniture that's structurally honest — the joinery is visible, the materials are real, and nothing is hidden.
I work primarily with Claro walnut, figured oak, maple, and purpleheart, paired with metals chosen for how they interact with that specific wood — copper dowels against dark Claro walnut, heat-colored steel beside warm oak, brushed steel as a cooler counterpoint. Epoxy, where the wood needs it, stabilizes rather than decorates. The wood always leads; the metal finishes the thought.
Start a ProjectWhether it's a custom dining table for your wine country home or a set of serving boards for a gift, I'd love to hear what you have in mind.
Studio
Santa Rosa, CA 95409
Service Area
Sonoma · Marin · Napa
Lead Time
8–12 weeks custom · 2–3 weeks serving pieces
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